Lost and Found: Return of My Mysterious Fiancee by KIKI

Chapter 836: Freedom Lies in Winning Tina's Case At his side, Kael Bailey was still pouring his heart out to Max Bailey.

The man in shackles, his eyes brimming with tears, clutched his younger brother's hand tightly. His voice was choked with emotion. "Kael, you've suffered so much." Kael Bailey's lips trembled. He opened and closed his mouth twice, trying to say something. But then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught Tina's icy gaze floating his way.

A sharp pain shot through his abdomen, and his face turned pale. Gripping Max Bailey's hand even tighter, he pleaded, "Brother, you have to save me!" "You've always been the best to me. Help me, please. Help Tina win this case. If she wins, I can regain my freedom. I'm begging you!" He whispered this right into Max Bailey's ear. No one but those standing close to them could hear. Ozan Bailey tilted his head slightly, his sharp eyes catching the hesitation in Max Bailey's expression.

A cold, cunning glint flashed across Ozan's cloudy eyes. He smirked, his voice deliberately provocative: "Kael, don't make it hard for your brother. You saw the livestream earlier, didn't you? For his old flame, he's willing to risk your life. Otherwise, why do you think Tina managed to get us released early?" His hoarse, grating voice struck Max Bailey like a hammer to the heart.

Max's eyes darkened with a murderous glint. "Ozan, I suggest you shut your mouth and stop stirring up trouble!" But Ozan Bailey, now in a state of complete defiance, wasn't intimidated. He met Max's glare with a disdainful sneer, his tone dripping with mockery. "I'm just telling the truth. But letwarn you, that little brat Tina is capable of anything! If you ruin her plans, it won't just be you-your dear little brother will meet a grim end too!" "You..." Max Bailey's chaotic thoughts, stirred earlier by Vivienne and Kelly, suddenly felt like they were doused in ice water.

In that moment, clarity returned to him.

He had no words to counter Ozan Bailey. The murderous intent in his eyes faded, replaced by confusion and inner turmoil.

Ozan Bailey, once the family's pride and hope, could read Max Bailey's thoughts with ease. His mocking grin widened as he pressed on, his words sharp and cutting: "Stop fooling yourself, Max. You know exactly who Tina and Jared really are." "Do you honestly think you stand a chance of saving Vivienne by defying them?" His words, though whispered, cut through Max Bailey's heart like a knife.

And Ozan wasn't done. "You don't actually believe a word that hypocrite Luke Gill says, do you?" "Max Bailey, wake up! How can you be so sure Vivienne's child isn't Victor's?" Right...

That woman had never truly loved him.

Back then, for Victor's sake, she hadn't hesitated to seduce him, using her body to manipulate him into helping her. How could she possibly have kept his child after getting what she wanted? The judge's cold voice interrupted his spiraling thoughts. "Witness for the plaintiff, please state your relationship to the plaintiff." All traces of hesitation drained from Max Bailey's face.

He straightened his posture, no longer sparing a single glance at Luke Gill or Vivienne. He spoke loudly and clearly, his voice steady: "I am a shareholder of Dyer Pharmaceuticals and a board member of Gill Group. The defendant standing over there is the current leader of Gill Group." "Max Bailey, have you lost your mind?!" From the moment Kael Bailey had appeared, Luke Gill had known that today's case was doomed.

Even if he produced the newly developed drug as evidence, the overwhelming truth would crush his chances of winning.

But he hadn't expected Max Bailey to expose him so thoroughly.

"You're spouting nonsense! I've never even met you!" Luke Gill's voice cracked with desperation.

Max Bailey's sharp eyes scanned the jury discreetly before letting out a low chuckle. "Never met me? Well, I have years of investment records in Gill Group, proof of my shares, and the Dyer family's stock transfer agreements to backup." "Max Bailey!" Luke Gill's voice grew shrill as panic overtook him.

Max let out a casual yawn, feigning indifference. "Luke, I know you're afraid of going to prison. But at this point, I can't cover for you anymore." He gave a theatrical shrug and continued, "Back then, in order to dominate the market, you pretended to be a poor student..." Max Bailey's voice was rough, the result of years spent in isolation with little to no interaction.

But his storytelling skills, honed during his days as a leader of an international syndicate, were unmatched. In just a few sentences, he painted a vivid picture of the calculated schLuke Gill had orchestrated years ago. Paula, hearing these revelations for the first time, stared wide-eyed, her mouth agape. "This man... he really knows how to use a honey trap."

Even Hayden, who had known parts of the story, was taken aback. Hearing it from the perspective of the perpetrator added a whole new layer to the plot. Details that even Elsa had missed were now laid bare. Anyone listening couldn't help but be shocked. Luke Gill's cunning, his ruthlessness-it was chilling. Courtney rubbed her arms, goosebumps rising. "Never pick up random men off the street. Luke Gill's the kind of guy who'll play you like a fool. How did he even cup with such a twisted plan?" Beside her, Orson's face flushed with indignation. "What a scumbag! How can someone like him claim he's innocent? Courtney, don't worry-I'd never be like Luke Gill. I'd never betray you!" Courtney: Thanks, but that's unnecessary.

Nathan quietly slid a seat away: Why am I the only single guy here? On the other side, Ella Bailey, though familiar with the story's outline, was hearing the full details for the first time.

As Max Bailey's words sank in, a chill ran down her spine. "Good thing I didn't fall for Luke Gill. That man's a monster-he'd eat you alive and not even spit out the bones!" She muttered to herself, completely unaware of the dark looks on both Victor's face beside her and Luke Gill's up on the stand.

Their expressions were so grim it seemed they might explode at any moment.

But Tina wasn't about to give them the chance.

No sooner had Max Bailey finished speaking than Ozan Bailey chimed in.

"I was one of the accomplices in the Gill family's schemes back then. The man sitting in the audience overm there-the head of the Bailey family and Luke Gill's father-in-law-is my elder brother." "They manipulated my feelings, usingto frDyer Pharmaceuticals by fabricating safety concerns about their drugs." Ozan's voice was calm, as if he were recounting someone else's story.

"And this man here," he gestured to Kael Bailey, "was the supposed victim who died after taking Dyer's drugs. GO But Kael never died. The Bailey and Gill families faked his death and swapped his body with a decoy!" "The tragedy that befell the Dyer family was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Gill and Bailey families working hand in hand!"